Breaking news: The 2007 Microsoft Office System is now "released to manufacturing". It's official. You can start partying right now. That's what I'm sure many people are doing in Redmond today.. and much deserving they are! I hope they save a piece of cake for me, too.Here's the PressPass announcement.And here is the new Office … Continue reading Finally, Office 2007 is “Golden”. It is RTM’d, baby!
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Office Online is… ONLINE!
From the "Inside Office Online" Blog - The online site for all things Office is now live. this is where you can learn everything you would ever want to know about Office, and where you can even try out functionality in Office 2007.According to the blog, the site is not beta, it's not RTM.. it's not GA. … Continue reading Office Online is… ONLINE!
Windows Desktop Search 3.0 is live!
Yes indeed.. there is a new, better, "wicked fast" search engine for your XP desktop. The newest version of Windows Desktop Search is now available. Need a fast way to search your PC for a particular word in a document, or even e-mail (it works with all versions of Outlook) or OneNote item? This is … Continue reading Windows Desktop Search 3.0 is live!
TechNet Events: A New Quarter of Great Content
Yes, it's a new quarter, and the TechNet Events site is now finally showing off our new events. Check 'em out! Hopefully we'll see you there!
TechNet is Podcasting
TechNet is PodcastingI just got word from the “Dean of TechNet Webcasts” (Dean Andrews) that we’ve put together a site where you can download (or subscribe and download via RSS) podcasts from Microsoft. What he’s doing initially is taking webcasts and putting the audio from them up for your listening pleasure (and learning benefit).And if you liked the … Continue reading TechNet is Podcasting
NEWS FLASH: BIG TechNet Subscriptions Program Changes
Quick news: The TechNet Subscription Program Director, Scott Stout, just gave us the okay to blog about this. Beginning August 1st, there are big, GREAT changes to the TechNet subscription program.First of all – TechNet Standard is going away. Not an option.“Huh? Taking things away?”Don’t feel bad. Believe me.. it’s being replaced with TechNet Plus benefits … Continue reading NEWS FLASH: BIG TechNet Subscriptions Program Changes
NEWS: Microsoft Acquires Winternals Software
Ever use the free SysInternals tools?If you’re an IT Pro for any length of time, you will definitely have heard of these. They are awesome, free tools for doing deep-level stuff with Windows, both locally and remotely.A great example is the PSTools suite for powerful command-line utilities. Or the Process Explorer, which graphically lists all … Continue reading NEWS: Microsoft Acquires Winternals Software
Breaking News: Virtual PC is now FREE!
Breaking Virtualization NewsNow, like Virtual Server 2005 R2, you can download and use Virtual PC 2004 (SP1 version) for free.“No way.”Way. But I understand your disbelief. That’s what I said when I heard the news late yesterday. And by the time you read this it will be true. [I see the VirtualPC home page is … Continue reading Breaking News: Virtual PC is now FREE!
IE 7: Third time’s the charm?
Beta 3 is now availableYou may be thinking to yourself.. “So what? A few bug fixes…” or “Beta 2 is good enough for me. I’ll just wait until the final release.”Well.. that was my initial reaction, too. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: IE 7 ROCKS. But after hearing about this new … Continue reading IE 7: Third time’s the charm?
WinFS: Living? Dead? Living-Dead?
WinFS: What’s up?Readers who follow Microsoft news and blogs already have probably seen the buzz in the blogosphere concerning the fate of WinFS; the “file system as (or in a) relational database”. Apparently rumors of it’s death are based on the fact that members of the product team said it was dead. But not really. … Continue reading WinFS: Living? Dead? Living-Dead?
Absolutely Full of I.T. 